Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selected entrant	Antonio Carbonell
Selected song	"¡Ay, qué deseo!"
Selected songwriter(s)	Antonio Carmona; Josemi Carmona; Juan Carmona;
Finals performance
Final result	20th, 17 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

Spain entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway. Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected Antonio Carbonell to represent Spain with the song "¡Ay, qué deseo!" (Oh, what desire!). The song was written by the members of popular new flamenco band Ketama.

At Eurovision

Carbonell performed third in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Portugal. He received 17 points for his performance, placing 20th of 22 .

Points Awarded by Spain^[1]

12 points	Belgium
10 points	Malta
8 points	Turkey
7 points	Cyprus
6 points	Netherlands
5 points	Croatia
4 points	Estonia
3 points	Iceland
2 points	Slovakia
1 point	Slovenia